SALT LAKE CITY — Five years after making the trek to greener pastures, where many doubted their potential, Utah is considered one of the top five teams in the country and one of a few that control the Pac-12's destiny of likely making it into the College Football Playoffs.
It's now easy to see that Utah has finally arrived as a top program.
Utah football, from coaches to players, has believed for more than a decade it belongs in the conversation with the premier college football programs around the country. Even as a member of the Mountain West Conference, Utah's coaching staff felt it could compete with anyone.